MORGANTOWN — Construction on the Mileground widening project is now expected to stretch through the majority of 2023. West Virginia Department of Transportation Spokesperson Jennifer Dooley confirmed Friday the work […]
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On Eagles’ Wings hosts yard sale fundraiser supporting therapy and outreach programs
Join On Eagles’ Wings Therapeutic Horsemanship this Saturday for a yard sale, with proceeds used to continue the mission of “changing lives, one hoofbeat at a time.” On Eagles’ Wings […]
‘If this community cannot solve this problem, then no community can’
MORGANTOWN — Janette Lewis said this winter’s warming shelter experience has demonstrated the overwhelming level of need for low-barrier shelters as an option for unhoused individuals in the Morgantown community. […]
Nashville songwriter Kevin Major celebrates W.Va. roots with tunes about Jerry West and place
It was the existential angst of execution, the whole perception-vs.-reality thing, that plagued many a wannabe rock ‘n’ roller coming of age in the late 1970s. Back then, the pioneering […]
Preston County pet finalist in Cadbury Bunny search
RedBird the guinea pig had a rough start to life, but now she’s on a journey to become the next Cadbury Bunny — and all she needs is your votes. […]
Mayfield Road residents say traffic, road conditions becoming dangerous
MORGANTOWN — The dance. That’s how longtime Mayfield Road resident Brent Field described the forced negotiation that occurs when two vehicles meet on the one-lane country road. These days those […]
David Yoder: Developer and community booster ‘made the world a smaller place,’ his sons say
When he was around 22 years old, David Yoder lit out for a new land. Which, in this instance, would have been anywhere outside the confines of his family farm […]
Many uncertainties remain with Ohio train derailment after preliminary report
On Thursday, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released a preliminary report providing a rough outline of what they believe happened in the moments before, and the days after, the […]
The original streetscape, Wall Street once again a topic of downtown discussion
Morgantown — Before Pleasant Street or Walnut Street, there was Wall Street. The original streetscape project. In 1994 it was dubbed “a street to build on” and “the cornerstone for […]
MUB management of Westover utilities must include stormwater infrastructure
If the Morgantown Utility Board is going to manage Westover’s sanitary sewer system, it needs control of the city’s stormwater system as well. Leadership from both MUB and the city […]
